Daniel Dubois is now mandatory challenger for the IBF world heavyweight title Kal Sajad BBC Sport journalist 6 hours ago Britain’s Daniel Dubois won the interim IBF heavyweight title with a brilliant eighth-round stoppage of Filip Hrgovic to set up a potential bout with Anthony Joshua in September. In a real slugfest in Saudi Arabia,…
Mexicans vote in election overshadowed by violent attacks 40 minutes agoVanessa Buschschlüter,BBC NewsReutersClaudia Sheinbaum (left) and her rival Xóchitl Gálvez are battling it out to become Mexico’s first female president Mexicans are going to the polls on Sunday in an election which is almost certain to see the country’s first female president elected. Both the…
The SNP leader John Swinney will formally launch the party’s general election campaign at a rally in Glasgow today. He’ll be reiterating the SNP’s core message: a vote for them is a vote to “put Scotland’s interests first”. John Swinney will be seeking to contrast the Conservative’s legacy in Westminster with a “better future” in…
China spacecraft to try to land on Moon’s far side 53 minutes agoGeorgina Rannard,BBC science reporterGetty ImagesThe Chang’e 6 mission launched from China’s Wenchang Spaceport in May A craft launched from China in May is preparing to land on the far side of the Moon – an unexplored place almost no-one tries to go. The…
Starmer promises cut to net migration under Labour 13 minutes agoJacqueline Howard,Alex ForsythPA Media Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to cut levels of net migration to the UK if his party wins the general election. The Labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train British workers to plug skills gaps in the job…
‘Darkest period of my life’: Gay conversion therapy in Italy 3 hours agoDavide Ghiglione,BBC NewsRosario LonegroRosario Lonegro says his time in the seminary was “the darkest period” of his life Rosario Lonegro was only 20 years old when he entered a Catholic seminary in Sicily as an aspiring priest preparing to be ordained. But while…
Israeli ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire plan 46 minutes agoJaroslav Lukiv,BBC News EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockItamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich reject the US-backed ceasefire deal Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on…
Prince William’s role is changing – what does he really want to do with it? 51 minutes agoSean Coughlan,Royal correspondent, @seanjcoughlanGetty Images When Prince William presented the men’s FA Cup trophy at Wembley last weekend, he’d have been forgiven for thinking how life can come at you fast – compared with when he appeared at…
Parents’ marriage made Wilson ‘avoid relationships’ 32 minutes agoMichael Sheils McNamee,BBC NewsGetty Watching the issues in her parents’ marriage pushed Rebel Wilson to avoid “any kind of romantic relationship”, she has said in a new interview. The Australian actor and comedian told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that she thought being in a relationship…
Tories pledge new GP surgeries in community care boost 1 hour agoBecky Morton,Political reporter, BBC NewsGetty Images The Conservatives have promised to build 100 new GP surgeries in England and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. The party says it would also expand…